Halifax Regional Police responded to a large street party near Dalhousie University on Sunday, ahead of homecoming celebrations. Several arrests were made as a significant number of students took to the streets in Halifax’s south end. As Megan King reports, these types of unsanctioned gatherings have been an ongoing problem in the area.Halifax police say two people face assault charges in connection with a large student party Sunday in a neighbourhood near Dalhousie University.
Police also say they issued 93 summary offence tickets under the Liquor Control Act and three under the Motor Vehicle Act as a result of disturbances during “unsanctioned” events related to the university’s homecoming. They say an 18-year-old man faces a charge of assaulting a police officer after a replica firearm and a sensory irritant were seized, while a 19-year-old man was arrested for allegedly assaulting another reveller.
Police estimate about 3,000 people gathered in an area just north of the Dalhousie campus beginning at around 12:30 p.m. and remained into the early evening.A similar gathering last year grew rowdy as fireworks were ignited, a number of fights were reported and several people were injured — including a man who was stabbed. A disturbance at the same event in 2021 saw police arrest nine men and one woman for public intoxication.
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